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Tesla’s challenges run deeper than controversy around Elon Musk

[ad_1] Theo LeggettInternational Business CorrespondentBBC"This has been our family car for three years, and it has been an absolute dream," says Ben Kilbey as he shows me his gleaming pearl-white Tesla Model Y.Ben is a staunch electric car advocate. He runs a communications firm that promotes sustainable businesses in the UK. Yet now, he says, the Model Y has to go – because he disapproves vehemently of Tesla CEO Elon
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Will import duty war push India to open its markets?

[ad_1] Getty ImagesAhead of PM Modi's meeting with Trump in February, India cut tariffs on some US productsIndia has usually turned to economic reforms in times of distress, with the most famous example being 1991, when the country embraced liberalisation in the face of a deep financial crisis.Now, with US President Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariff wars and the global trade upheaval that has followed, many believe that India finds itself
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Canadian firms boycott US products

[ad_1] Sam GruetBusiness reporterBBCCanadian retail boss Joanna Goodman is considering no longer ordering from US suppliersMade in Canada.Three words that are now a common presence on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump's tariffs sparked a trade war with the US's northern neighbour.In Canada the economic measures against it have been met with a wave of patriotism, with some consumers and businesses boycotting American products. Others with operations in the US face
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Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal

[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterDonatas AlišauskasIeva Mackeviciute uses car sharing to get around VilniusIeva Mackeviciute lives in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city, but works in the capital, Vilnius.She takes the hour-long train into her company's Vilnius office once a week, where she uses a car-sharing service to drive herself to client meetings throughout the day.Through an app, she can find where the nearest available car is, and drive off, paying by the
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Why people are cutting back their online profile

[ad_1] Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterBBCThe rise of AI is making some more cautious about their online profileAnita Smith has always been cautious about how much she shared online.But her concerns increased following an abusive relationship with a partner, who later stalked her. Although police intervened, she left the UK and also scaled back her online profile."I erased my online presence as much as I possibly could, including removing the locations of
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Credit card perks ‘we are all paying for’

[ad_1] Rowan Bridge and Emily HoltBBC NewsChaseChase's new Sapphire Lounge at New York's La Guardia Airport offers cardholders a luxurious spaceI'm standing in what feels like a suite in a posh hotel - all soft lighting, marble counter tops, plush seating and parquet-style flooring.An ornate platter of food catches the corner of my eye."That is a seafood tower as a welcome food amenity, as well as caviar, and you can
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‘We don’t need a Gail’s’

[ad_1] Lucy HookerBBC Business reporterReporting fromMacclesfieldBBCJane Kent says Macclesfield doesn't need any more places to buy pastriesThere is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted cream wooden shopfront on the market square in Macclesfield. A new bakery cafe has just opened, offering ciabatta and sourdough loaves as well as hot cross buns, syrupy cakes, vegetable quiches and of course coffee. Like towns around the UK, Macclesfield has struggled with
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Sweden is ‘no longer a country that cannot be trusted’

[ad_1] Jorn MadslienBusiness reporterSaabThe boss of Sweden's Saab, which makes the Gripen fighter, says it is now easier for it to win Nato dealsWar, cross-border conflict and geopolitical upheaval are rarely deemed good for business.Yet that appears to have been the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on two of the aggressor's neighbours to its west – Finland and Sweden.Not directly, of course. Rather, it was the two Nordic nations'